The Bedrock All Goodness is Built Upon: An Obi-Wan Kenobi Character Study

Fern and Julia are back for Star Wars English Class's sophomore year! We're kicking off swenglishclass season two with our first Character Study. Join us as we perform an in-depth exploration of Obi-Wan Kenobi's characterization and character development within both Canon and Legends materials. How does Obi-Wan's narrative purpose shift between the Original Trilogy and the Prequels? Which Legends story beats inform Obi-Wan's Canon characterization? And what exactly is a character, anyway?

On the syllabus:

• Uri Mangolin. “Character.” The Cambridge Companion to Narrative, edited by David Herman, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2007, pp. 66–79. Cambridge Companions to Literature.
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope  (1977)
• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
• Jedi Apprentice (series) by Jude Watson (1999-2002)

TIMESTAMPS
(01:18) Introductory Shenanigans

(11:10) Is Lego Star Wars Camp?

(17:18) Our Obi-Wan Kenobi Histories

(23:23) Character and Characterization

(36:07)  Obi-Wan in the Original Trilogy

(47:02) Obi-Wan in the Prequel Trilogy

(1:32:05) Obi-Wan's Literary Lineage

(1:38:00) What We Talk About When We Talk About Obi-Wan

(2:02:54) Concluding Shenanigans

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Chapters

• 1:18 Introductory Shenanigans
• 11:10 Is Lego Star Wars Camp?
• 17:18 Our Obi-Wan Kenobi Histories
• 23:23 Character and Characterization
• 36:07 Obi-Wan in the Original Trilogy
• 47:02 Obi-Wan in the Prequel Trilogy
• 1:32:05 Obi-Wan's Literary Lineage
• 1:38:00 What We Talk About When We Talk About Obi-Wan
• 2:02:54 Concluding Shenanigans